Bye Bye Morons

Bye Bye Morons (Adieu les cons) is a 2020 French comedy drama film written and directed by Albert Dupontel. The film stars Virginie Efira, Albert Dupontel and Nicolas Marié.

The film received twelve nominations at the 46th César Awards, winning in six categories, including Best Film, Best Director and Best Original Screenplay for Dupontel, and Best Supporting Actor for Marié.

Synopsis
Once salon owner Suze Trappet is diagnosed with a terminal illness, she decides to find the child she was forced to abandon when she was 15 years old. Her journey leads her to cross paths with JB, a fifty-something in full burn-out, and Mr. Blin, a blind archivist of impressive enthusiasm.

Cast

 * Virginie Efira as Suze Trappet
 * Albert Dupontel as Jean-Baptiste Cuchas
 * Nicolas Marié as Serge Blin
 * Jackie Berroyer as Dr Lint
 * as M. Kurtzman
 * as Adrien
 * Marilou Aussilloux as Clara
 * Michel Vuillermoz as The psy
 * Laurent Stocker as M. Tuttle
 * Kyan Khojandi as Dr Lint's doctor
 * Bouli Lanners as Suze's doctor
 * Terry Gilliam as The hunter

Release
The film was released on October 21, 2020 in France.

Reception
Bye Bye Morons received positive reviews in France. However, Les Inrockuptibles found that, despite the irreverent title, the general message was too consensual and that filming bordered on kitsch. And abroad The Guardian called it a "frantically misjudged French farce (that) doesn’t travel well'. while Mark Keizer in a review for Variety wrote, "There is another character in “Bye Bye Morons” whose name is a cheeky in-joke. A brief mention of a Francine Weber is a clear tip of the chapeau to French filmmaker Francis Veber (“Le Dîner de Cons,” “The Toy”). Both are beloved French farces, whereas Dupontel’s film, which doesn’t lack for ambition, only focus, fails to live up to the Veber touch or to the dystopian sci-fi classic that has served as its creator’s longtime inspiration."

Awards and nominations

 * align = "center" rowspan = "12" | 2021 || rowspan = "12" | César Awards || colspan = "2" | Best Film || Won || rowspan = "12" |
 * Best Director || Albert Dupontel || Won
 * Best Actress || Virginie Efira || Nominated
 * Best Actor || Albert Dupontel || Nominated
 * Best Supporting Actor || Nicolas Mairé || Won
 * Best Original Screenplay || Albert Dupontel || Won
 * Best Cinematography || Alexis Kavyrchine || Won
 * Best Editing || Christophe Pinel || Nominated
 * Best Costume Design || Mimi Lempicka || Nominated
 * Best Production Design || Carlos Conti || Won
 * Best Original Music || Christophe Julien || Nominated
 * Best Sound || Jean Minondo, Gurwal Coïc-Gallas, Cyril Holtz || Nominated
 * align = "center" rowspan = "2" | 2022 || Goya Awards || colspan = "2" | Best European Film || Nominated ||
 * Magritte Awards || Best Actress || Virginie Efira || Nominated ||
 * }
 * Best Editing || Christophe Pinel || Nominated
 * Best Costume Design || Mimi Lempicka || Nominated
 * Best Production Design || Carlos Conti || Won
 * Best Original Music || Christophe Julien || Nominated
 * Best Sound || Jean Minondo, Gurwal Coïc-Gallas, Cyril Holtz || Nominated
 * align = "center" rowspan = "2" | 2022 || Goya Awards || colspan = "2" | Best European Film || Nominated ||
 * Magritte Awards || Best Actress || Virginie Efira || Nominated ||
 * }
 * Best Sound || Jean Minondo, Gurwal Coïc-Gallas, Cyril Holtz || Nominated
 * align = "center" rowspan = "2" | 2022 || Goya Awards || colspan = "2" | Best European Film || Nominated ||
 * Magritte Awards || Best Actress || Virginie Efira || Nominated ||
 * }
 * Magritte Awards || Best Actress || Virginie Efira || Nominated ||
 * }